Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) Department of Pakistan Army congratulated the nation including Arshad Nadeem for winning the first gold medal for Pakistan after 40 years in the Paris Olympics. According to ISPR, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and Chiefs of Pakistan Army including Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Sidhu, and Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf congratulated the nation on the victory of Arshad Nadeem for winning the first gold medal for Pakistan in Olympics after 40 years. The ISPR stated that Arshad Nadeem made history by becoming the first Pakistani athlete to win an individual gold medal. Pakistan's spectacular success in the Olympics is the result of Arshad’s unwavering dedication.

In its statement, the ISPR added that the success in the Olympics is proof of Arshad Nadeem's tireless work, perseverance, and exemplary work. In the men's javelin throw event final at the Paris Olympics, the eyes of the whole nation were on Arshad Nadeem, who was Pakistan's only hope of getting a medal in the Olympics after 32 years. Notably, this is the first time in Pakistan's 77-year history that an athlete from Pakistan has won an individual gold medal in the Olympic Games. Pakistan last stepped on the Olympics medal podium on August 8, 1992, when the national hockey team defeated the Netherlands by four goals to three to win the bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics. While Pakistan won the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics for the last time, which was won by the hockey team.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan